Joseph Mallord William Turner

Lake of Thun, Swiss

Maker

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Charles Turner (British, 1773-1857), engraver (printmaker)

Title

Lake of Thun, Swiss

Year

1808

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

mezzotint

Supports

Dimensions

20.8 x 29 cm (8 3/16 x 11 7/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:inscribed pencil in LL corner:F.15 I ; inscribed in LL: (ex Turner sale, 1873); inscribed in LR:1153 (crossed out)/B.7812In Plate--Inscribed in UC:M; inscribed in LL:Drawn & Etched by J.M.W. Turner Esq.r R.A. P.P./Proof; titled in LC:LAKE OF THUN, SWISS./London Published June 10. 1808 by C. Turner No. 50 Warren Street Fitzoy Square. ; inscribed in LR:Engraved by C. Turner; inscribed in UC above M: Proof

Identification

State

i/iii

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

66.019

Type

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Tombstone

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Charles Turner (British, 1773-1857), engraver (printmaker)
Lake of Thun, Swiss, 1808
etching; mezzotint
20.8 x 29 cm (8 3/16 x 11 7/16 inches) (plate)
Edgar J. Lownes Fund 66.019

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